Sustainability – Page 13
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NewsInvestors on a biodiversity ‘learning curve’, ISSB staff report
ISSB says there is a ‘clear trend’ with water resources emerging as a top concern for those assessing BEES-related risks
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Country ReportSweden's buffer fund AP4 considers doubling allocation to defensive equities
An overhaul of buffer fund’s dynamic normal portfolio is already under way in a bid to adapt to greater global uncertainty
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InterviewsHypoVereinsbank pension funds: Searching for sustainability in private markets
Markus Schmidt, director of asset management for the pension funds of Germany’s HVB, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the schemes’ combination of strict liability and risk management with a broad growth portfolio and sustainability focus
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AnalysisCOP29: Moderate success, but investors still await clear signals
PKA’s CEO sees momentum building on public-private partnerships, however
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NewsSwiss alliance pushes for stricter constitutional rules on climate, biodiversity
Finanzplatz-Initiative aims to collect 100,000 signatures necessary to hold a referendum and enshrine new set of rules on sustainability in constitution
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NewsISSB faces ‘reputational’ challenges as it weighs sustainability rule changes
Engaging the standard-setting process is a ‘big deal’, says Sue Lloyd
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NewsWhat the Mansion House speech means for green finance in the UK
Government reinstated the Bank of England’s mandate to support sustainable finance and updated remit letters of key regulators to refer to the need for investment in the green transition
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AnalysisItalian institutional investors confronted with hard reality of net-zero transition
Panellists at Salone.SRI in Milan this week agreed that journey towards net zero will progress despite challenges
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NewsDanish quartet invests €214m in bonds targeting UN goals
PFA, PKA, P+ and PenSam anchor new loss-guaranteed fund alongside government agency, with Danish SDG Investment Fund II aiming to raise DKK5bn in all
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NewsIFRS Foundation helps companies identify sustainability-related risks
The new guide aims to encourage more integrated thinking on a company’s impact on its wider value chain
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NewsBaillie Gifford ditches climate collaborations over ‘contested membership’
‘Our membership has become contested, and this risks distracting from our core responsibilities,’ the firm says
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NewsChurch investors push for faith-aligned investments
The Church Investors Group has called on asset managers to have ‘more room for faith’ as it publishes new guide to faith-consistent investing
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NewsABP president named top climate leader in Time magazine
Harmen van Wijnen is the only pension executive in the Time100 Climate 2024
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NewsUN expert group calls for major financial transformation to meet climate goals
Independent High Level Expert Group (IHLEG) on Climate Finance has urged for a greater focus on catalytic and blended finance
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Let’s talk about responsible investment due diligence
Eilidh Wagstaff, senior specialist for multi-asset in the Principles for Responsible Investment’s (PRI) investor guidance team, takes stock of what’s working and what isn’t in responsible investment due diligence
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: COP29 dubbed ‘Finance COP’
Plus: Church Commissioners’ message on policies supporting 1.5°C pathway; NZAOA discloses portfolio decarbonisation of 80 asset owners
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NewsEU to use de-risking tools to encourage investors to finance green industrial deal
Commissioner-designate Stéphane Séjourné says ‘winning the investment battle is all about making sure public investment drives the real economy’
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NewsReport analyses 1000+ private-sector climate policies
Helena Viñes Fiestas, co-chair of the Taskforce on Net Zero Policy, says ‘the voice of long-term asset owners isn’t being properly heard’
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NewsISSB reports progress in global sustainability reporting
More than 1,000 companies worldwide have reported on their sustainability impact using the ISSB norms
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NewsGovernments and investors call for some coal projects to be labelled ‘transition finance’
The Coal Transition Commission has published recommendations to accelerate the shift from coal to clean energy in line with the goals of Paris Agreement
